Senate debates

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Motions

Higher Education

3:41 pm

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

This motion is factually inaccurate. The coalition government's reforms do not propose any fee increases nor any form of fee deregulation. The motion does not mention the $55 billion of outstanding student loans nor that a quarter of new loans will never be repaid on current policy settings. It is worth noting the former Labor government's last budget in 2013-14 contained $2.9 billion of higher education savings, including an efficiency dividend.

Question agreed to.

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